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Carbamazepine

Source Blood
Mnemonic CARB
Specimen Requirements

1 x 3 mL light green (mint) top PST tube.  Gold top SST tube also acceptable.

Minimum Whole Blood Volumes for Micro-Collections using Microtainers
Specimen Handling
Additional Information Record time of last dose on requisition.

Optimally, collection of specimen should be 0-60 min. prior to next dose (trough level)

For additional information, see Half-life and Time to Steady State.
Testing Location
Testing Frequency Daily
Alternate Name(s) Tegretol
Reference Interval

Therapeutic Range: 20 - 50 mmol/L

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